Report: LIRR East Side Access To Cost More, Won’t Be Ready Until Next Decade

As part of the East Side Access megaproject, the MTA is building a new concourse for the Long Island Rail Road under Grand Central Terminal. This photo shows progress as of October 2013. (credit: Metropolitan Transportation Authority/Patrick Cashin)

As part of the East Side Access megaproject, the MTA is building a new concourse for the Long Island Rail Road under Grand Central Terminal. This photo shows progress as of October 2013. (credit: Metropolitan Transportation Authority/Patrick Cashin)

Report: LIRR East Side Access To Cost More, Won't Be Ready Until Next Decade

MTA board members will be told next week that the project could top $10 billion with a wrap date 2021 or beyond, the Wall Street Journal reported.

“There’s challenges that are not yet immediately seen. The MTA needs to keep this project on budget and on time moving forward,” Veronica Vanterpool with the Tri-State Transportation Campaign told Murnane. “It’s really going to improve transit service for about 80,000 or more in daily riders but it’s definitely disappointing news that this project is not on schedule, not on budget.”